Attachment for sprayers



' 1,469,801 w. A. MCKENNEY ATTACHMENT FOR SPRAYERS Filed Oct. 17. 1921 2Sheets-Sheet 1 M Q J/ Walter A.MKenney INVENTOR WITNESSES Q-M A BY IATTORNEY Oct. 9, 1923.

. 1,469,801 W. A. MCKENNEY ATTACHMENT FOR SPRAYERS Filed 001;- 17. 19212 Sheets-Sheet 2 F'ig. 5

Walter A TPFKermey INVENTOR WITNESSES J M aw +k zw ATTOR N EYPa'ten'tefl e, 1923. l

" jweLT nA 'BE 'T 'MCKE NEY; F COBVINNAJMLIVENLEI NEY, a citizen oftheUnite'ci States, residwithin therpathjof theiwheels-of the spray-:

ing'at Corinna, in the co'untyof Penobscotf and State of Maine, haveinvented neW and useful Improvements; in Attachments" for Sprayers,ofwhich theflfollowingis e-f'speot' fieation.

This invention relates to spraying defines,

and is more particularly directed ?to fenders for. protecting the plantsfrom the heels Ofthe r y r- :1 1 r since potatolvines or g-eny vinesofthe sei'ne vtype Whieh it isgneeessary tov spray, have a tendeney to'spread putwardly from,

the; rows infwhiehq they. are planted" and I ingdevice, some form ofprotection "is -necespressed in the appended v sary toprevent injury tothe plants by the" Wheels of the sprayer, andrittis'an object "of thisinveiitionytoprovide a .neW; and :ima 1 proved means byhich the vinesare lightly V hutvsalfely brushed to oiieside of thezwheels to:jprevent. :the wheels I from V'crushingf the tender tops. of the yines.

llt'lisj also en-object tprprpvide. a new and; implioved Qperetingmeansfor placing the; fenders in an inoperative Qre ti p 7 w sition beforethe wheels. v

1 The adaptabilityofthe fender'issueh that it may be employed on anydeviceordinarily usedin conneetionV W-ith Worksalong rows of plants'an'dfiy here there: isdenger ofing bythe Wheels of said de Ylceai. V rTh t from a consideration eo f-zthe following .de-

' tailed description taken in connection :With 7 the accompanyingdrawing forming part; of this specification, -W i:th the Iinderstending; however,-,that theintrentionzis not confined t6 anystrict conformity With jhe showing, F in the; drawing, bi1t'--may bechenged-a-ndfi [modified so long as-such, changes and modi-ffi'eetionsinerk e01 material departure from the salientfeeturesofjtheinvention as ex- 1 drawing; 7.

Fig.v 1" is ofthelsprziyer.

Fig) :2 is ca horizontehseetion teken a lon g fl ;th 'jline.2 2iofi-Ei,1.-

Fig. 3 1m front elevatien meg-wee Q the spraying Be it known that I,WALTERA. MoKnN- f trate applioants invention, a nd'i'n' hichl'designates Wheels" supporting frame ior t t body 2521113011 whichgisnountedfa; cask 3: V

imreiitiofi will: i be best"v understood Z a side" elere tion' lof fthe:sp reyer showing the, fenders -.e'n eleveted inop eretiiiei positionwith respect .to the heels v "Apjilication filed October} 17, 1921, s e563,412;

eviee removed, disclosing the ender men-inoperative position. f Fig; 4is 51 front iew of the spraying" device disclosing; th'e fenders in enOpes etive position relative to the-wheels oftlm sprayer, 7

Referring to the drawings it'willihe l'seefi that only such parts ofthe' sprayer-arefdisclosed asya're necessary to properly -i1l 'us'-"containing liquid 'for spraying vines,-iafidz a seat 4 =-for the driverof the vehiclef A tongue 5'ex tends 'forward'lyfrom thebody" of thesprayer and rigidlyfsupports'ed -trans vers'efbaipfi. s Angle ir nst fstenthe loaf; V T

rec'iproicat'ed arms the; guides c'ompris y' whi h the-"fenderflreadepted w be.

carried upwardly and inen inoperative po-; sition, as-shown by Figs; 1'and'2.. The arms 7- are slida-ble' in the guides Lat-right angles tothezrbar A lever liend a 'eab1'e"1 5,

which ispsecure'd at one :end-Lto theouter free end of the lever 14; end%it itsofiter end'to eista pie' l6-rnountedfcentraliy' of the 1transverse-her 13; *coinpriseflthe operating 7 jineansp for elevatingthe Jamil 13 and likewise the fenders l2. ,Thele' terl 14Qis1pivota11vmounted upon, the ripper end-.ofe verti otil standard, l7;fsecured. atits base to the. frat-Ineor body ofithe sprayer 2; 1-,;A' hand-'grib'18of the 1ever,14-is.-adaptee to; he held inflits lowermost position'in ahook 19 1ipon -the top. pf the cask -3 to ma'intaimthe fenders.in}'theirjinoperative positions. f i.

LA 'plnralityvof s'praying 'nozzles 2 0, hW 7 V l ing; :;connectionuwith ai pipe? 2li siipported T transversely jof the whicle ere spacedi-'n such a manner as to -dir'ect: thespmying I fluid fro'm th tJnku'porithe yines in a mini:

her ofjows 'sim'ulteneously;2'-v Conduits :2'2' 7 form connections withthe pipe endt the cask 13. f

The -operation tileiiice isfbilbfii As shown in.Fig, 'l,ethefend ers ere7 I Q lockingthe partsthat position-.

i I located in an inoperative position with the bar 13 in its mostelevated position and the hand grip 18 engaged by the hoolr 19.- Thefenders are maintained in this position while travelling to or from apatch, or at times when it is not necessary, for the protection.

of plants against injury from the wheels '2. Before entering a fieldplanted with rows of potatoes, or before driving through the potatopatch, the hand grip 18 is released from the hook 19, when the weight ofthe fenders, thear'ms? and the bar 13 will cause the fenders to descendto their lowermost position and in operative relationwitht'he Wheels forprotecting the plants, The oar I 13,11pon which the arms 7 are secured,will rest on and in alinement with the bar 6 and therefore actas a stop"to prevent further descent of the'fenders- 12." In thisioperativieposition of the; fenders, they will be verse plane in front-of thewheels, of vertical support ng arm's shdahly mounted in' said guidewaysand having'fenders secured to'thei-r lower; ends, said fenders being inoperative pOSllllOIl' and partiallyembracing the respectivewheels'w'henthe arms are'in their lowermost position, means "rigidly connecting the arms at their upper ends, means for raising the arms and thefende-rs to operative position, and means for locking them in that:position. i

2. The'combination with a? wheeled vehicle having atransverse barrigidly mountedin,

7 front of the wheels, with vertical spaced guideways therein, of:vertical supporting arms slidably mounted in said guidewavs and havingfenders secured. to their lower ends, said fenders being" in operativeposi tion and partially embraeingthe respective 7 wheels when the armsare in their lowermost position, a trans'verse'bar rigidly secured tothe upper ends of the. arms and serving in conjunction with thefirst-named transverse bar as a stop to limit the dcn vinvardladjust-'ment of the fenders, a cable connected at one end. to thesecond-mentioned transverse bar,

a lever connected to the other end of the cable and operable the driverto raise the arms and fenders to inoperative position,

and "means zengan'eabl'el with "the lever for {a n a sprayingdevicdfthef mamas of spaced apart V renders slid'ably mounted beiore'thefront wheels 'ofgthe sprayer,

transverse bar provided with guidesnarmsproject ng pwardl from eachrender slidable insaid guides, a second bar located transversely infront of the sprayer and having its ends secured to the free ends of thearms, the second bar being adapted to rest on the first bar when thetenders are' in operativev position before the wheels, and

means for raising the second-mentionedbar.

In a spraying device, the combination of spaced-apart fenders slidably'mounted before the front wheels of the sprayer, a transversebarprovided with guides, arms projecting upwardly from each fender andslidable in said guides, a second bar located transversely in front ofthe sprayerand having its ends secured to the-.free ends ofthe arms, thesecond bar adapted to rest on the first bar whenthe fenders are'inoperative position before the wheels, and meansior raising the secondmentioned bar, said operating means comprising astandard,: a leverpivotally mounted onthe standard, the

outer free endof the lever beingoperatively connected with the secondbar, the other end of the lever providing a handgrip adapted to berocked by the operator ofthespraying device for positioning'the,fenders.

' 5. In a spraying device provided with wheels, vthe combination of abar rigidly upwardly projecting arms, fenders infipartialembracingrelation with the Wheels and of said ar'ms,"and means for moving theses0nd transverse bar to" positionthe' fenders in plant protect ng relationwith the wheels rem theseat of the driver.

6. In a spraying device, the combination mounted before the'wheels andprovided with guides in which are slidably mounted securedto' the lowerends ofthe arms, Ea sec 7 I end transverse bar secured to upper ends V Ii i v said means being adapted to'fbe operated i with movable fendersfor protecting the plants to be sprayeixsaid fenderscom-prising'U-shaped ,members, the sides of the U} shaped membersibeing' adapted tobe positioned on opposite sides of the-wheel's of the; spraying device,a bar rigidly mounted upon the front of the spraying device providedwith guides upon its outer'ends, arms slidr a-bly mounted within, theguides, the U- shaped fenders 'embracin the lower ends of U- 'shapedfenders being secured to the oppo site vertical edges of the arms, a barsecured the sli'dablv mounted -ar ns,-the sides of the l v totheupper'ends of the arms and means" for "operating the second ba i andlthe in the guides to maintainfthe tenderstin -av plurality i po s a 7device) the s ina'tim 7. In a spray ng of spaced apart] fendersslid'ab'ly mounted before the front wheels (iithe sprayen'a transversebar provided-with guides, arms, projecting. upwardly from each"fender-and,

slidable in said g1 1ide s;,a secondbar 1' transverseiy' in irontofthesprayer-v n V ving its ends secured to "the free fdsiofthe arms, thesecond bar adapted to rest on the first bar. when the fenders are inoperative position before the Wheels, and means for raising the secondmentioned barfsaid first bar operating asa stop to position the fendersin their lowermost operative position, and means for locking theoperating means vate dinoperative positionJv In testimony that I claimthe for as my own, 'I'have'hereto affixedmy signa-, -ture.

in position to maintain the fenders in anel e- W LTER LBERT McKENNEYi

